trying to change playing style. Did I play these ? [Archive]

rickr

04-28-2005, 12:42 PM

Trying to add some aggression to my play. It's biting me in the butt at times, but just how bad are these examples?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG+1 (t960)
UTG+2 (t1375)
MP1 (t860)
MP2 (t830)
MP3 (t1430)
CO (t1175)
Button (t1000)
SB (t540)
Hero (t855)
UTG (t975)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
3 folds, MP1 calls t15, 1 fold, MP3 calls t15, CO calls t15, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t75) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t55, MP1 folds, MP3 calls t55, CO calls t55, SB folds.

Turn: (t240) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players)
Hero bets t125, MP3 raises to t250, CO folds, Hero calls t125.

River: (t740) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets t225, Hero raises to t535 (All-In), MP3 calls t310.

Final Pot: t1810

hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t960)
UTG+1 (t1375)
UTG+2 (t845)
MP1 (t830)
MP2 (t575)
MP3 (t1105)
CO (t1000)
Button (t525)
Hero (t1810)
BB (t975)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t30, 2 folds, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, 3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t150) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t150) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif (5 players)
Hero bets t125, BB folds, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t545 (All-In), Hero calls t420.

River: (t1240) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1240

hand 3:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP2 (t835)
MP3 (t625)
CO (t1210)
Button (t1095)
Hero (t1430)
BB (t885)
UTG (t1255)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1165)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, 5 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t90) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players)
Hero bets t75, BB folds, UTG+1 calls t75.

Turn: (t240) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets t125, UTG+1 calls t125.

River: (t490) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets t225, UTG+1 raises to t1270 (All-In), Hero calls t975 (All-In).

Final Pot: t2960

Thanks,
Rick

hummusx

04-28-2005, 01:08 PM

Hand 1 - I just don't like this at all. There's so many people, there's almost no chance of taking it down on the flop, and you've got nothing except a draw to a crappy flush. I would just check this hand down and get my chips out of there. It's way to early to be getting crazy like this.

Hand 2 - I don't like the pre-flop call. I'm sure there's an argument to make here, but I just fold this. I'd probably check the flop and bet the turn, just like you did. When he reraises all-in, you've gotta think he probably has a real hand and you're probably beat. I'm probably calling anyway.

Hand 3 - I think this was ok. I'm not sure if I would have bet the turn or not, but I guess it worked out pretty well this time.